Patents by Inventor Peter J. McKeever

Peter J. McKeever has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Universal cup dispenser
    Patent number: 10743679
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of cup dispensers that can accommodate a variety of different cup sizes, cup shapes, and/or cup materials without the need for manual adjustment. In some embodiments, the cup dispenser can automatically adjust the applied pressure via fingers/blocks on one or more contact points on a cup among an inserted sleeve of cups. In some embodiments, sets of blocks can be placed at varying depths. In some embodiments, one set of blocks can hold the cup currently being dispensed while another set of blocks can hold the next cup in the sleeve in place, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: PETER J. MCKEEVER, INC.
    Inventors: Peter J. McKeever, Mark A. McKeever
  • UNIVERSAL CUP DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20200107651
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of cup dispensers that can accommodate a variety of different cup sizes, cup shapes, and/or cup materials without the need for manual adjustment. In some embodiments, the cup dispenser can automatically adjust the applied pressure via fingers/blocks on one or more contact points on a cup among an inserted sleeve of cups. In some embodiments, sets of blocks can be placed at varying depths. In some embodiments, one set of blocks can hold the cup currently being dispensed while another set of blocks can hold the next cup in the sleeve in place, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Peter J. McKeever, Mark A. McKeever